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Connecting Pope Clement VIII and Idi Amin
Pope Clement VIII
In 1611 and again in 1625 a decree prohibited any discussion of the matter, although it was often informally avoided by the publication of commentaries on Thomas Aquinas.
Thomas Aquinas
Italian philosopher and theologian (1225–1274)
Pope Benedict XV declared: "This (Dominican) Order{{nbsp}}... acquired new luster when the Church declared the teaching of Thomas to be her own and that Doctor, honored with the special praises of the Pontiffs, the master and patron of Catholic schools."
Pope Benedict XV
Head of the Catholic Church from 1914 to 1922
He also beatified a total of forty six people, including the Uganda Martyrs (1920), Oliver Plunkett (1920) and Louise de Marillac (1920).
Uganda Martyrs
19th-century group of Christian martyrs
The Martyrs of Uganda are remembered in the Church of England with a commemoration on 3 June, when commemorating the martyrs of Uganda, the Church of England includes Archbishop Janani Luwum, who was murdered in 1977 by Idi Amin's henchmen; they also commemorate Luwum separately on 16 February.
Pope Clement VIII
He presided over the trial and execution of Giordano Bruno and implementing strict measures against Jewish residents of the Papal States.
Giordano Bruno
Italian Dominican friar, philosopher and mathematician (1548–1600)
Physicist and philosopher Max Bernhard Weinstein in his ''Welt- und Lebensanschauungen, Hervorgegangen aus Religion, Philosophie und Naturerkenntnis'' ("World and Life Views, Emerging From Religion, Philosophy and Nature"), wrote that the theological model of pandeism was strongly expressed in the teachings of Bruno, especially with respect to the vision of a deity for which "the concept of God is not separated from that of the universe." However, Otto Kern takes exception to what he considers Weinstein's overbroad assertions that Bruno, as well as other historical philosophers such as John Scotus Eriugena, Anselm of Canterbury, Nicholas of Cusa, Mendelssohn, and Lessing, were pandeists or leaned towards pandeism. '' Discover'' editor Corey S. Powell also described Bruno's cosmology as pandeistic, writing that it was "a tool for advancing an animist or Pandeist theology", and this assessment of Bruno as a pandeist was agreed with by science writer Michael Newton Keas, and '' The Daily Beast'' writer David Sessions.
Anselm of Canterbury
11th and 12th-century Archbishop of Canterbury, theologian, and saint
In 2015, the Archbishop of Canterbury, Justin Welby, created the Community of Saint Anselm, an Anglican religious order that resides at Lambeth Palace and is devoted to "prayer and service to the poor".
Justin Welby
British Anglican bishop and 105th Archbishop of Canterbury
He was consecrated as a bishop at York Minster on 28 October 2011 by John Sentamu, Archbishop of York; and was enthroned in Durham Cathedral on 26 November 2011.
In the run-up to the 2017 United Kingdom general election, Justin Welby and Archbishop of YorkJohn Sentamu campaigned over the need to address poverty, education, housing and health.
John Sentamu
Archbishop of York from 2005 to 2020
Speaking out against the regime of President Idi Amin, he was briefly imprisoned before fleeing in 1974 to the United Kingdom, where he devoted himself to Anglicanism, beginning his study of theology at Selwyn College, Cambridge, in 1976 and eventually gaining a doctorate in 1984.
Three weeks after his marriage, he incurred the wrath of the dictator Idi Amin and was detained for 90 days.
Pope Clement VIII
These included most famously Troio Savelli, scion of a powerful ancient Roman family, and the youthful and noble Beatrice Cenci, who had murdered her father – probably as a consequence of his repeated abuses.
Beatrice Cenci
* the Canadian opera '' Beatrice Chancy'', written by George Elliott Clarke and James Rolfe (and inspired by the Shelley play), transplants the story to nineteenth-century Nova Scotia.
Beatrice Chancy
The opera was premiered in Toronto on 18 June 1998 by the Queen of Puddings Music Theatre Company with Measha Brueggergosman in the title role.
Measha Brueggergosman
Canadian opera singer
During NBC's broadcast of the opening ceremony, Bob Costas remarked to Matt Lauer, co-host of '' Today'', as the two hosted it about Brueggergosman's performance of the Olympic Hymn: "That's a hymn for you, right there," and laughed.
Bob Costas
American sportscaster
Along with co-host Meredith Vieira and Matt Lauer, Costas's commentary of the 2012 Summer Olympics Opening Ceremonies came under fierce criticism, with Costas being described as making "a series of jingoistic remarks, including a joke about Idi Amin when Uganda's team appeared" and the combined commentary as being "ignorant" and "banal".
Pope Clement VIII
After the death of Pope Innocent IX (1591), another stormy conclave ensued, in which a determined minority of Italian Cardinals were unwilling to be dictated to by Philip II of Spain.
Pope Innocent IX
He travelled to Rome and he became the secretary to Cardinal Nicolò Ardinghelli before entering the service of Cardinal Alessandro Farnese, brother of the Duke of Parma and grandson of Pope Paul III (1534–1549), one of the great patrons of the time.
Pope Paul III
The character of Pope Paul III, played by Peter O'Toole in the Showtime series '' The Tudors'', is loosely inspired by him.
Forest Whitaker
American actor
For his portrayal of Ugandan dictator Idi Amin in the British historical drama film '' The Last King of Scotland'' (2006), Whitaker won the Academy Award for Best Actor.
Whitaker's 2006 portrayal of Idi Amin in the film '' The Last King of Scotland'' earned him positive reviews by critics as well as multiple awards and honors.
